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Writers Guild Awards: 'Midnight In Paris,' 'The Descendants' Win Top Honors

Meryl Streep isn't the only Hollywood star sitting on nearly three decades of Academy Awards losses. Woody Allen has been nominated nine times in the Best Original Screenplay category since his last Oscar win ("Hannah and Her Sisters" at the 1987 ceremony) and eleven times overall. If you take stock in the Writers Guild Awards, however, Allen may break his streak of futility at next Sunday's 84th annual Academy Awards.

 

'Descendants,' 'Bridesmaids' earn writers noms

Bridesmaids

George Clooney's "The Descendants," Brad Pitt's "Moneyball," Kristen Wiig's "Bridesmaids" and Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" are among nominees for the Writers Guild of America Awards....

 

'Air,' 'Locker' top WGA Awards

'Air,' 'Locker' top WGA Awards

"The Hurt Locker" and "Up in the Air" have won the top feature screenplay awards from the WGA.

 

For some late-night hosts, the laughs come cheap

Freelance writers send in jokes, hoping to hear them on TV. The pay? $75 to $100. It may violate the WGA's contract, but enforcement is tough.

"Beautiful day in New York City," David Letterman mused on the "Late Show" recently. "Am I right about that? A gorgeous day.

 

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